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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Arnie the Doughnut

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Use Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

This wacky story about a doughnut who is everything he ever wanted to be; chocolate-covered with sprinkles. Arnie has just one problem; he doesn't quite understand his purpose as a doughnut. Students will love following Arnie on his hilarious journey as they practice visualizing, asking questions, understanding text structure, and synthesizing. Additionally, this collection of teaching resources includes a lesson plan focused on exploring compound words along with vocabulary development resources and two assessments.
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Asking Questions with Arnie the Doughnut

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Asking Questions with Arnie the Doughnut

This story naturally encourages readers to practice asking questions about the ways in which Arnie will find freedom and escape from Mr. Bing, his hungry and very surprised owner.  Use the book along with this set of teaching resources to guide readers as they ask questions about Arnie's behavior, the layout of the text, and the parts they find confusing.  After learning how to ask questions in meaningful ways, students can use the included reader's notebook prompt to extend their learning in a creative way.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • SL.4.1cSL.4.1dSL.4.2W.4.8L.4.6RL.4.1W.4.9RL.4.4RL.4.6RL.4.10RF.4.3RF.4.4
TEKS Alignment
  • 4.6I4.13H4.7B4.7C4.7D4.7E4.7F4.7G4.1A4.8C4.1C4.13A4.6A4.13C4.6B4.13E
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Synthesizing with Arnie the Doughnut

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While Arnie's story is highly entertaining, it's also rather complicated. In this lesson plan, readers will need to use all the comprehension strategies to develop a clear understanding of Arnie and Mr. Bing's differing perspectives on their strange situation.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • RL.4.10RF.4.3RF.4.4SL.4.1cRL.4.1SL.4.1dRL.4.2SL.4.2RL.4.3W.4.8RL.4.4L.4.6RL.4.5W.4.9RL.4.6RL.4.7
TEKS Alignment
  • 4.1C4.7F4.6A4.7G4.6B4.8A4.6E4.8B4.6H4.8C4.6I4.13C4.7A4.13E4.7B4.13H4.7C4.7D4.1A4.7E
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Understanding Text Structure with Arnie the Doughnut

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Understanding Text Structure with Arnie the Doughnut

Arnie the Doughnut is unique because it is based on a comic book format. Readers will need to refer to the different text orientations, multiple captions, and the variety of speech bubbles to fully comprehend the comedy of the story. Use this lesson plan to model how different text structures are used and how to comprehend them.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • L.4.6RL.4.3W.4.9RL.4.5RL.4.6RL.4.10RF.4.3RF.4.4SL.4.1cSL.4.1dSL.4.2W.4.8
TEKS Alignment
  • 4.7F4.7G4.1A4.8A4.1C4.9F4.6A4.10B4.6B4.10C4.6I4.13C4.7B4.13E4.7C4.13H4.7D4.7E
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Visualizing with Arnie the Doughnut

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Visualizing with Arnie the Doughnut

With fun, descriptive language and excellent illustrations, Arnie the Doughnut is an ideal book for readers who need practice visualizing emotion and action to fully comprehend text.  The text-specific questions included with this set of teaching resources make it easy to teach readers which words are most helpful to use when visualizing.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • SL.4.2W.4.8RL.4.1L.4.6RL.4.3W.4.9RL.4.4RL.4.7RL.4.10RF.4.3RF.4.4SL.4.1cSL.4.1d
TEKS Alignment
  • 4.7A4.7B4.7C4.7E4.1A4.7F4.1C4.10C4.6A4.10D4.6B4.13C4.6D4.13E4.6E4.13H4.6I
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Compound Words with Arnie the Doughnut

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Compound Words with Arnie the Doughnut

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller as a springboard for instruction focused on compounds words.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how compounds words are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with compound words.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • RF.4.3RF.4.4
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Vocabulary Connections with Arnie the Doughnut

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Vocabulary Connections with Arnie the Doughnut

This set of vocabulary development resources for Arnie the Doughnut highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book.  Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • L.4.4aL.4.5cL.4.6
TEKS Alignment
  • 4.7E4.7F4.3A4.3B
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Running Record with Arnie the Doughnut

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Running Record with Arnie the Doughnut

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Arnie the Doughnut. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Cause and Effect Matching with Arnie the Doughnut

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Cause and Effect Matching with Arnie the Doughnut

Read Arnie the Doughnut then have some fun matching cause and effect sentences from the book. By using these cause and effect cards, students will demonstrate both their comprehension of the text and their understanding of cause and effect relationships in hands-on and interactive way.

This resource includes matching/sorting cards and a sorting mat for four cause and effect sentences in Arnie the Doughnut. Each cause card is marked with a square and each effect card is marked with a circle, making it easy to support students who struggle with matching cause and effect relationships.
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Cause and Effect Sentence Stems with Arnie the Doughnut

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Cause and Effect Sentence Stems with Arnie the Doughnut

Understanding cause and effect is a key comprehension and language skill. The text structure of Arnie the Doughnut includes several examples of cause and effect relationships, making it easy to use as a springboard for modeling or independent practice.

This simple resource includes four sentence stems. Each sentence stem presents an effect. Students will use what they know about the book to fill in the cause of the effect.
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Personification with Arnie the Doughnut

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Personification with Arnie the Doughnut

In the book Arnie the Doughnut, the story is told by a doughnut named Arnie. Arnie talks like a person, walks like a person, and even reasons like a person! This worksheet gives students an introduction to personification by letting them personify their favorite food in a fun and creative way.
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Asking Questions with Arnie the Doughnut (Spanish)

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Synthesizing with Arnie the Doughnut (Spanish)

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Understanding Text Structure with Arnie the Doughnut (Spanish)

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Visualizing with Arnie the Doughnut (Spanish)

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Personification with Arnie the Doughnut (Spanish)

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Title: Arnie the Doughnut
Author: Laurie Keller
Genre: Fantasy
Themes: Relationship Skills, Self Awareness, Friendship, Laugh Out Loud
ISBN: 9781250079473
Publisher's Summary:
Arnie was fascinated as he watched the customers stream into the bakery. One by one, doughnuts were chosen, placed in paper bags, and whisked away with their new owners. Some went by the dozen in giant boxes. "Good-bye!" Arnie yelled to each doughnut. "Have a good trip!" "This is so exciting!" Arnie beamed. "I wonder who will choose ME?" At first glance, Arnie looks like an average doughnut—round, cakey, with a hole in the middle, iced and sprinkled. He was made by one of the best bakeries in town, and admittedly his sprinkles are candy-colored. Still, a doughnut is just a doughnut, right? WRONG! Not if Arnie has anything to say about it. And, for a doughnut, he sure seems to have an awful lot to say. Can Arnie change the fate of all doughnuts—or at least have a hand in his own future? Well, you'll just have to read this funny story and find out for yourself. This title has Common Core connections
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